I took my 8yr old son Damien at his request. He had seen the commercials since Nov 2012 and begged me to go but it wasnt a good time for us. I am so glad I was able to take him this time. The show was magnificent.
Angela and Damien Parker ZAG SHEN YUN IN Sarasota (Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall), april, 2014
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It was a breathtaking experience to see Shen Yun's performance at the Overture Center. It was an explosion of beautiful colors and stunning visuals on the stage. So organized, artistic and it all blends so beautifully with the divine music in the background. The thing that stood out for me was the amazing fusion of chinese classical music with the western music by the orchestra. The erhu and piano instrumental performed on the stage was just a music lover's dream come true. A must watch for all the art lovers !!Shishir Kumar Prasad ZAG SHEN YUN IN Madison (Overture Center for the Arts), april, 2014
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Very nice well done show for the most part,but a little too repetitious. Many dances seem to be using too many of the same steps & routines. I liked the background effects. Towards the last I felt as if I was seeing a demonstration of how many ways one can twirl a scarf. Yes I still did enjoy the show.Don Salter ZAG SHEN YUN IN Kansas City (Music Hall), april, 2014
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The tickets are best buy of the year, we both enjoyed it very much. A colorful, well choreographed spectacle, fantastic! You all have won fans, surely we will tell our experience further.Hallewaert Maes ZAG SHEN YUN IN Brussels (National Theatre), april, 2014
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Getting tickets for Shen Yun 2014 was the best purchase decision I ever made. Before Shen Yun I knew Chinese culture only from film and music. I love the films from Zhang Yimou and the music from Jolin Tsai. But when I had the chance to see the Shen Yun Show at the Frankfurter Jahrhunderthalle with my wife, it exceeded all my expectations. The dancers were incredible; it must take years of training to perform like this way. I was particularly impressed by the interaction of the dancers with the backdrop, which often featured a real film. I also liked the moderation in two languages for every piece, which added a unique experience to the performance.I was also happy to have been interviewed by NTDTV during the intermission. Thanks to Shen Yun we may see that China will very soon enter into a glorious epoch as seen the last time in the Tang dynasty. I am looking forward to the Shen Yun tour in 2015.Holger Hildebrand ZAG SHEN YUN IN Frankfurt am Main (Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt), april, 2014
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The program Shen Yun was beautifuly put together, and we can really appreciate the history of china in dance.William R. Simpson ZAG SHEN YUN IN Louisville (The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Whitney Hall), maart, 2014
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This is my best experience of watching a show. I got a lot of inspirations which can be applied in my work & in my life. I felt that I had a reborn after the wonderful experience & hoping that I am able to watch Shen Yun over & over again in future. Thank you for all who are bringing the shows live ! All the Best ! :-)Max Chua Wei-Qiang ZAG SHEN YUN IN Keelung City (Keelung Cultural Center Performance Hall), maart, 2014
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Extraordinary historical sweep, brilliant costume design, fabulous artistic expression by superbly athletic dancers. As a traveler through China, the show brought back the history, energy and dynamic drama that defines China as a patron of the arts. Brilliant rendition on stage that I will cherish forever. I highly recommend this unique performance. Frosty Wooldridge, 6 continent world bicycle travelerFrosty Wooldridge, maart, 2014
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Overall, I enjoyed the performance. The combination of music, story, and dance made for a very unique experience. However, I did notice a few things in the performance that were a little unusual. In particular, I noticed that many of the backdrops featured buildings of a distinctive Japanese style. Many of these buildings had Karahafu, thatch or bark rather than tile roofs, purlins parallel to one another rather than the more typical radial purlins, and unfinished wooden exteriors. While some of these elements can be found in Chinese buildings, they do not represent the quintessential Chinese style and are more indicative of the Japanese style. During the performance, I was able to follow the backdrops through different time periods nonetheless, but I noted that many of the buildings have out of place elements. For example, even in the Han Dynasty, the roofing of a building as important as a palace would be composed of ceramic tiles, and the exterior decorated with various designs and patterns (usually in red and/or green); and the small and numerous dougong brackets featured on the buildings of the Tang palace did not become commonplace until the Ming and Qing Dynasties (the Tang palace would also have ceramic tile roofing and a painted exterior). The brackets featured on the main hall of the Buddhist temple in "Sweeping Out the Tyrant" were also of a very unusual design, and judging solely by their appearance, I doubt they would be able to support the roof of the building. Shen Yun is about "Reviving 5,000 years of civilization", and as a strong admirer of architecture I believe that Chinese architecture is an indispensable component of Chinese civilization; and that genuine Chinese architecture (rather than the all too common generic east-Asian architecture) is needed for the accurate and wholesome portrayal of Chinese culture. I also noticed that India, as portrayed in the performance "The Monkey King Thwarts the Evil Toad" seems to be represented by the Islamic Mughal period of Indian history. I thought this was a little silly, as "Journey to the West" (despite being written in its current form during the Ming Dynasty) concerns the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang's quest to acquire Buddhist scriptures - and at a time when Islam hardly existed as a religion. During the time of Xuanzang's pilgrimage (7th century) India would have been mostly Hindu, with a dwindling (though still significant) Buddhist presence. I would prefer that the scene where Xuanzang and Sun Wukong arrive in India feature more Buddhist and Hindu iconography, perhaps with more Dravidian style temples in the background and Gupta period clothing. I also noticed some minor discrepancies in the clothing styles, but I do not know enough about Chinese clothing myself to identify all the elements of a specific period's clothing style. Despite the minor inconsistencies I enjoyed the performance. I was particularly impressed by athleticism and vigor of the dancers. In "Ne Zha Churns the Sea", I recall picking up on a duilian which I had seen before called "空手夺枪" being incorporated into the performance. It was quite impressive. I am not sure whether the performer had trained in wushu, or if classical Chinese dance simply shares elements with modern wushu - either way I would love to see more performances like it.Reese ZAG SHEN YUN IN Omaha (Orpheum Theater), maart, 2014